Today, the intrauterine device (IUD) is by far the most popular form of long term reversible contraception in the world. Side effects from the IUD are minimal and complications are rare. Uterine perforation and migration of the IUD outside the uterine cavity are the most serious complications. Physician visualization and/or the patient feeling retrieval threads at the cervical os are confirmati...

Studies have shown family planning adoption is likely to be more effective for women when men are actively involved. The transtheoretical model of behavior change was used to examine men's involvement in general contraception and intrauterine device (IUD) use by their wives. The study was carried out in rural Vietnam with 651 eligible participants. Cons of IUD use for men in precontemplation an...

OBJECTIVE Few studies have explored the topography of antisocial behavior in a nationally representative sample of inhalant users. We examined (a) the lifetime prevalence of 20 childhood and adult antisocial behaviors in inhalant users with inhalant-use disorders (IUD+) and without IUDs (IUD-); (b) the nature and strength of associations between inhalant use, IUDs, and specific antisocial behav...

Intrauterine devices (IUD) are the most common contraceptive methods all over the world. Besides many advantages, there are also some complications of this method. The most important complication of IUD is uterine perforation. The reported incidence of IUD perforation ranges from 0.2 to 9.6 per thousand insertions. In this article we would like to report a case that has an IUD migrated to the g...

BACKGROUND The purpose of this study was to examine factors that could help reduce primary perforation during insertion of a framed intrauterine device (IUD) and to determine factors that contribute in generating enough uterine muscle force to cause embedment and secondary perforation of an IUD. The objective was also to evaluate the main underlying mechanism of IUD expulsion. METHODS We comp...

INTRODUCTION The intrauterine device (IUD) is a well-tolerated, widely used contraceptive. A major but infrequent complication of the IUD is perforation of the uterus or cervix and migration of the device into the abdomen. Our case of laparoscopic retrieval of an IUD perforating the sigmoid colon illustrates this rare complication. METHODS A 36-year-old woman with a history of IUD placement 4...

The stainless steel ring intrauterine device (IUD) (Figure 1A) is widely used in China. Very often this type of IUD can be removed in the outpatient clinic by using an IUD removal hook. A 32-year-old Chinese woman was referred for removal of an IUD that had been inserted 7 years previously in China. With the use of an IUD removal hook, only part of the device, which appeared to be a stainless s...

Unplanned pregnancy remains an issue in the United States. The intrauterine device (IUD) is a solution. IUD safe for most women and recommended adolescents. Misconceptions exist about IUDs sexually transmitted infections caused by Neisseria gonorrhoeae Chlamydia trachomatis. Accepted guidelines ensure management of these subsequent, initiation IUD. use best practice alerts preserves health care...

OBJECTIVE To determine the intrauterine contraceptive device (IUD) discontinuation rate and its causes and related factors among women attending UNRWA health centres in Jordan. METHODS The study cohort comprised 371 women who had an IUD inserted during 1997 and who were interviewed during their visits to the health centres in the period January-March 2003. The main outcome measure was IUD dis...

Because of inconsistent findings among case-control studies on the relationship between IUD use and the risk of ectopic pregnancy, a meta-analysis of published literature was conducted. From 1977 through 1994, 19 publications regarding 16 studies of ectopic pregnancy and IUD use were found by MEDLINE and manual search. The odds ratio (ORs) of ectopic pregnancy with current and past IUD use in e...